Headphone

Abstract

A headphone has a headband and two earpieces each connected to the headband so as to be pivotable about at least two pivot axes. The two pivot axes intersect one another at a point of intersection that is positioned on or near a central axis of the earpiece, respectively. Arms connect the earpieces to the headband, wherein the arms define a first one of the two pivot axes, respectively. A second one of the two pivot axes is fixedly arranged on the headband, respectively. In this way, the earpieces are rotatable about the arms and the arms are rotatable relative to the headband about the second pivot axes.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The invention relates to a headphone comprising a headband and two earpieces. The invention concerns, in particular, the adjustment of the headphone earpieces to different head shapes of users and the possibility of folding the headphone when not in use to a compact size.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]Headphones are known in several configurations and variants. For the present invention, the construction and support of the transducer is not important; only the mechanical connection and configuration of the earpieces and of the headband are of interest.[0005]Headphone bands are known in various designs. For example, a headphone headband is disclosed in Austrian patent 370 581 B1 that is configured like lazy tongs and therefore provides a significant reduction in size of the entire headphone when not in use. The earpieces are connected to the headband by pseudo-spherical suspension means that allow only a mi...

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Benefits of technology

[0014]It is an object of the present invention to provide a headphone having high comfort of wear and having a suspension of the earpieces that requires only minimal space and is not contradictory to the goal of reduction in size of the headphone when not in use. Also, the invention relates to the reduction in size of the headphone when removed from the head without impairing the comfort of wear in any way but instead improving comfort of wear, if possible.

[0020]According to a preferred configuration, the pivot axis is positioned relative to at least two of the three planes at an angle of at least 20°, preferably of 25°. In this way, a particularly compact configuration of the joint that embodies the pivot axis is provided.

[0021]In another configuration of the invention, it is provided that the two pivot axes of the two earpieces can be brought into a congruent position by rotation about 180° about the intersecting line of the Z plane and the Y plane (Z axis). In this way, the earpieces are positioned with their contact surfaces so as to be oriented toward one another and the folded headphone is of a particularly compact size.

Problems solved by technology

As mentioned above, this configuration does not provide excellent comfort of wear but provides with a simple configuration an acceptable solution even when no great reduction in size is available in the folded state.

The inclined position of the earpieces on the tightened band introduces forces into the earpieces that cause a tilting movement of the earpieces on the head, and therefore only minimal comfort is provided despite an excellent geometric adaptation of the earpieces.

This so-called cardanic mechanism provides very high comfort of wear but requires an extremely large amount of space and is counterproductive with regard to any reduction in size of the headphone when removed from the head of the user.

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